The Baltoro Glacier, Karakoram Range, Pakistan at 63 Kilometers the Baltoro Is the World’S Second Longest Non-Polar Glacier

The Baltoro Glacier, Karakoram Range, Pakistan At 63 kilometers the Baltoro is the world’s second longest non-polar glacier. The glacier is a popular trekking route as well as providing access to the K2 Basecamp for climbs of the 8611 meter peak (out of frame to the left in the image below). Camps on the route are shown as triangle on the map at lower left. This panorama was probably made early in the twentieth century. Multiple prints were spliced together to give the better than 180 degree view you see here. It appears to be a contact print from the original negatives, meaning the camera and its accessories likely weighed over 100 pounds. The framed panorama is a digitally restored copy of the heavily water-damaged original now stored in the Bentley Library. The Baltoro Glacier and the surrounding region from the International Space Station. Aerial view of the Baltoro Glacier and the surrounding region. Siachen Glacier World's Largest Non-Polar Glacier 75km long K2 Abruzzi Glacier Sia La Basecamp Gasherbrum 3 & 4 Pass connecting Baltoro Kangri Siachen Glacier Panorama Taken 7952m & 7925m 7742m Broad Peak from this with Kondus Saltoro Kangri Basecamp Valley, Pakistan 7742m Mustagh Tower Concordia Vigne Glacier Gasherbrum 7 Gasherbrum 1 Sia Kangri 1,2,3 & 4 8035m 8068m 7422m K2 8611m Kondus Chogolisa Mitre Mitre Peak Broad Peak 8047m 6025m Glacier 7665m Biango Glacier Peak Chogolisa Gore 2 Muztagh Glacier Biale Glacier Yermanendu Glacier Dunge Glacier Mandu Glacier Urdukas Trango Towers Trango Glacier Masherbrum Uli Baiju Panorama Taken from this Location Gondorgoro La Paiju Peak Pass connecting Hushe Valley Dumoror River Liligo Glacier Paiju with Baltoro Glacier Jola Biafo Glacier Braldu River Baltoro Glacier 10 km Camps Baltoro Glacier, Looking East, by Guilhem Vellut.

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